Apartment block and bar planned for Wood Street in city centre

An apartment block could be built in one of Liverpool city centre’s most popular nightlife districts.
Plans have been submitted to Liverpool council for a five-storey building, with a bar or cafe on the ground floor and four apartments above, on an empty site at the top of Wood Street.
The site – near the Bombed Out Church and behind the former Cabin Club – is currently fenced off.
The ground floor is earmarked for “A3” use – planning jargon for premises that can offer food or drink. The architects’ drawings show how the building would look with a bar, but it could also be used as a... read more

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